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Which one of the following pairs of semiconductor plants in India and their locations is not correctly matched?

ACG Power (with Renesas & STARS Microelectronics) : Gujarat
BTata Semiconductor Assembly and Test Pvt. Ltd. : Assam
CHCL-Foxconn Joint Venture India Chip Ltd. : Madhya Pradesh
DSicSem Pvt. Ltd. : Odisha
Correct Answer — C

Explanation

Option A — Correct: CG Power and Industrial Solutions is setting up an OSAT facility in Sanand, Gujarat, in partnership with Renesas Electronics and STARS Microelectronics.

Option B — Correct: Tata Semiconductor Assembly and Test Pvt. Ltd. (TSAT) is establishing a greenfield semiconductor assembly and testing facility at Jagiroad, Assam, marking a major semiconductor investment in Northeast India.

Option C — Incorrect: The HCL-Foxconn joint venture (India Chip Pvt. Ltd.) is establishing its OSAT facility at Jewar, Uttar Pradesh, not Madhya Pradesh. The facility will focus on display driver chips.

Option D — Correct: SicSem Pvt. Ltd. is setting up a Silicon Carbide (SiC) semiconductor plant in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, aimed at becoming India’s first commercial compound semiconductor fab.

Therefore, Option C is incorrectly matched.

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